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Permalink Reply by Cris AutoCollector99 on March 17, 2017 at 6:38am

Here are examples of authentic handwritten letters by Mrs. Kennedy:

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Permalink Reply by Edward Siebert on March 18, 2017 at 12:23am

I don't think this letter is real. The writing and signature are not right.

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Permalink Reply by Cris AutoCollector99 on March 18, 2017 at 1:28am

Thank you Edward, I thought so...

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Permalink Reply by Joe Alesi on April 19, 2017 at 8:47pm

Wow! I was the winner of this item at $361.78, and I'm now in the process of returning it, which the seller has agreed to. I bought it several weeks ago and just saw this posting from Mar 17 and immediately became concerned. I looked at dozens of Jackie letters online and found a needle in a haystack: the original, authentic letter from which I believe this letter was traced. (See my uploaded files). Most of the content is the same and the formation of the words in both letters is nearly identical. The signature is identical as well. I'm now convinced that this is a forgery, and most likely the matching words were traced from the genuine letter addressed to Chief Knudsen. I'd welcome any comments or opinions on this.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 19, 2017 at 8:53pm

Source?

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Permalink Reply by Joe Alesi on April 19, 2017 at 9:01pm

Source of what?

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Permalink Reply by Joe Alesi on April 19, 2017 at 9:11pm

If you mean where did I find the similar letter to Chief Knudsen, it was in an auction which closed 4-7-2016.

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https://oakauctions.com/john_f__kennedy__white_house_programs__menu...

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 19, 2017 at 9:18pm

I just meant the eBay seller.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Alesi on April 19, 2017 at 9:37pm

The eBay seller is infantrygabe. I appreciate that he is returning my money, but I would be very careful with this guy. He recently sold a bogus Lincoln clipped autograph for $1502 ( a real one would go for many times that) On 4/15/17 he sold a JFK letter as President for $780, but now that's been relisted. I don't like the look of that one either. See the attached photos of the JFK letter and the Lincoln clip.

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